Model S

Performance and Safety

Model S is designed from the ground up to be the safest, most exhilarating sedan on the road.
With unparalleled performance delivered through Tesla's unique, all-electric powertrain, Model S accelerates from 0 to 100 kph in as little as 2.6 seconds. Model S comes with Autopilot capabilities designed to make your highway driving not only safer, but stress free.

Adaptive Lighting

Model S now features full LED adaptive headlamps. Besides enhancing the already great styling, they also boost safety: 14 three-position LED dynamic turning lights improve visibility at night, especially on winding roads.

Bio-Weapon Defense Mode

Model S now features a Medical grade HEPA air filtration system, which removes at least 99.97% of particulate exhaust pollution and effectively all allergens, bacteria and other contaminants from cabin air. The bioweapon defense mode creates positive pressure inside the cabin to protect occupants.

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Full Self-Driving Hardware

Electric All-Wheel Drive

Standard Range

Front motor

Rear motor

Long Range

Front motor

Rear motor

Ludicrous Performance

Front motor

Rear high performance motor

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Standard Range

Long Range

Ludicrous Performance

Dual Motor Model S is a categorical improvement on conventional all-wheel drive systems. With two motors, one in the front and one in the rear, Model S digitally and independently controls torque to the front and rear wheels. The result is unparalleled traction control in all conditions.

Conventional all-wheel drive cars employ complex mechanical linkages to distribute power from a single engine to all four wheels. Only Tesla has the technology to provide superior and independent traction to both the front and rear wheels by using dual motors.

Winter Challenge on snow and iceA professional winter driving class, carried out by the Swiss Touring Club.

Built Around the Driver

Model S is a driver's car. The cabin combines meticulous noise engineering with Tesla's uniquely quiet powertrain to obtain the sound dynamics of a recording studio. The gem of the interior is the 17 inch touchscreen, which is angled toward the driver and includes both day and night modes for better visibility without distraction.

Safety

Model S is designed from the ground up to be the safest car on the road.
Much of its safety is owed to the unique electric drivetrain that sits beneath the car's aluminum occupant cell in its own subframe. This unique positioning lowers the car's center of gravity, which improves handling and minimizes rollover risk, and replaces the heavy engine block with impact absorbing boron steel rails.

Side impacts are met by aluminum pillars reinforced with steel rails to reduce intrusion, protecting occupants and the battery pack while improving roof stiffness. In the event of an accident,
six airbags
protect front and rear occupants, and the high voltage power source is automatically disconnected.

What it means to be safe
Jim survives a life changing collision thanks to his Model S.

The Touchscreen

The Model S 17 inch touchscreen controls most of the car's functions. Opening the all glass panoramic roof, customizing the automatic climate control, and changing the radio station all happen with a swipe or a touch. The touchscreen, digital instrument cluster, and steering wheel controls seamlessly integrate media, navigation, communications, cabin controls and vehicle data.

Software Updates

Range per Charge

90D

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Long Range

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Ludicrous Performance

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Speed

Outside Temperature

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AC Off

Wheels

19″
21″

The actual amount of range that you experience will vary based on your particular use conditions. Your vehicle range is also dependent on other conditions, such as vehicle configuration, battery age and condition, driving style and operating, environmental and climate conditions. See how some of these particular use conditions may affect your range in our simulation model.

The Future of Automotive Service is Here

Over-the-air software updates and Mobile Service reduce the likelihood of regular visits to a Service Center. But if you do pay us a visit, your issue will be resolved in the most efficient and seamless way imaginable.